Making a Successful Transition From Community College to a Four-Year University

• In Event: Influences on the Transition From Community Colleges to Four-Year Institutions

Abstract

Many students seeking a bachelor’s degree or higher now enter postsecondary education through the portal of community college, intending to transfer to a 4-year institution. However, relatively little research has examined the adjustment of community college transfer students once they reach the 4 year institution. The impact of programming to facilitate the transition experience and support the educational and social adjustment of community college students who transfer to selective, 4 year institutions is even less well understood. This proposed presentation will present data that examines targeted programming to support community college transfer students. Findings suggest that a summer program supported academic achievement and provided participants with a greater sense of social integration.

Author

• Cynthia Hudley, University of California - Santa Barbara